Name: Factfulness
Rating: 4.50 (9 reviews)
Author: Hans Rosling

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In Factfulness, Professor of International Health and a man who can make data sing, Hans Rosling, together with his two long-time collaborators Anna and Ola, offer a new way to think about the state of the world: that it is in a much better place than we might expect.  In clear prose and with humor, Rosling offers us three key principles on how to live more thoughtfully: 1) the Law of Cause and Effect; 2) only ten instincts shape our lives; and 3) an optimistic vision of the future based on facts. 

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